Step by step tutorials

Welcome to the home of the step by step creative online tutorial. Here you will find detailed, easy-to-understand steps accompanied by screen shots. These tutorials are liable to be about anything from my current project to something that drove me nuts trying to figure out. It is my hope that the things I can convey here will save you time and frustration.

If there's something that you'd like to see written up, please feel free to let me know

Secret Layer Masks

Recently, Dave Cross of NAPP turned me onto secret layer masks that live within adjustment layers. So this week I decided to recreate the Softening Freckles Photoshop tutorial in Photoshop Elements to show you how easily they work.

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Combining Images	Wrangling Web Graphics, Pt. 1
Portrait Popper	How to make a drive-free Desktop
Digital Plastic Surgery	Delicious Duotones
Fast uploading	Upsizing an Image with Minimal Quality Loss
Ornamental Vector Grunge Frame	A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 1
Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 1	Tips for Better Text, Pt. 1
Photoshopping People	Use your local library
Super Sparkles	Eyes of the Otherworld
Placing Text Behind an Object	QuickTip: preparing t-shirt artwork in Illustrator
Softening Freckles	Holiday Cards
Get Sharp!	Enhancing the Sunrise
Filters To the Rescue!	Creating Coloring Book Art
Classic Colorizing	Blur Baby Blur!
Correcting shadows and highlights	How to Create a Layer Mask in Elements
Creating Cartoon Art	Creating Favicons
Photoshop CS2 Survival Guide	The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Pt. 3
Color Shifting Made Easy	Pixel Super Sleuthing
Quick Color Change	How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 1
Let It Snow!	Creative Photo Frames, Pt. 1
Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 2	Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 2
Warp Speed Color Correction	Spot Healing Brush to the Rescue!
Painted Edges in Elements	Scanning Secrets
Fabulous Feathers	Fall Leaf Photo Frame
Festive Photo Frames	Tough Selections, Part 1
Digital Beauty Shop	Selecting Frizzy Hair